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Employees of the AJ100 practices have voted overwhelmingly to recognise an architect who has helped pioneer the position of women in architecture – and whose spirit of optimism shines through her work, says Ruth Slavid. Portraits by Ben Blossom

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The AJ homes issue features studies of two Bristol schemes on former garage sites by Emmett Russell Architects; New Mildmay in east London by Feilden Clegg Bradley and Matthew Lloyd Architects; and Weston Street mansion block in Bermondsey by AHMM. We also look at the growing popularity of co-housing schemes, while Owen Hatherley despairs at the redevelopment of Battersea Power Station ...

Saving the clause could catalyse the changing role of the countryside

12 August, 2004 By Ruth Slavid

It has been an exciting week for The Architects' Journal. Working on a magazine, even one that has as close a relationship with its readers as we do, can be frustrating. We write, we argue, but how much effect do we actually have? Normally, we have to measure our influence indirectly. How good it is, then, to be able to see a tangible result - a U-turn in government policy as the result of a campaign by the AJ. Planning minister Keith Hill said that the AJ should be 'very proud of its ...

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